Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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